USPS: Don’t show prerecorded movies at facilities

The Postal Service wants employees to know that they are prohibited from showing prerecorded films or movie clips at USPS facilities because of trademark and other legal restrictions. Prerecorded movies include motion pictures stored on VHS cassettes, DVDs, Blu-ray discs and storage devices (such as computers, tablets and smartphones), as well as movies accessed on…

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USPS: At Netflix, DVDs-by-mail are down — but not out

Although Netflix is evolving into a video streaming service, its DVD-by-mail subscribers remain an important — and profitable — part of its business, The New York Times reported this week. Netflix’s DVD subscriber base has dropped from a peak of about 20 million in 2010 to 5.3 million today. The division continues to generate hundreds…

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Postal Service change leads to delays in video disc mailings

By Michael Futch – March 13, 2015 Q:  I’ve noticed that my Netflix deliveries are taking a day longer than they did a few weeks ago. For several years now, I have enjoyed a three-day turnaround on discs I return to Netflix. If I mailed a disc on Monday, I could look forward to receiving…

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Netflix already stopped mailing DVDs on Saturdays, but you probably didn’t notice

The USPS may not have gone forward with its plans to kill Saturday mail delivery, but Netflix isn’t waiting. A few customers have noticed it’s no longer processing shipments on Saturdays, opting for a five day schedule instead. Company spokesman Joris Evers tells Engadget that it’s been transitioning in that direction over the past year…

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